Distater of Thurioi, Lucania | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.440
Title: Distater of Thurioi, Lucania
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 350-300 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lucania, Thourioi (Lucania)
Period: Classical period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/189728

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

15.79 g

Die Axis

4

Denomination

distater

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: reverse: ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ / ΣΙΜ
Reverse Inscription: ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ / ΣΙΜ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Glendining, 25 Oct. 1955, 378 = Naville-Ars Classica 12, 18 Oct. 1926, 484

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Noe L2g (this coin); HN3 1842; SNG ANS 980

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.440
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing Attic helmet adorned with Scylla; dolphin behind neck.
Reverse: Bull butting r.; ΣΙΜ above; in exergue, fish.

Verification Level

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1.1965.440: Distater of Thurioi, Lucania